The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.Proverbs 21:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כֹּ֣פֶר לַצַּדִּ֣יק רָשָׁ֑ע וְתַ֖חַת יְשָׁרִ֣ים בּוֹגֵֽד׃
- כֹּ֣פֶרKo.fer“[is] a ransom”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּפֶר · “ransom” · Strong's H3724A
- לַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.Dik“for the righteous [person]”Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'“a wicked [person]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- וְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chat“and in place of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
- יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.Rim“upright [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “upright” · Strong's H3477G
- בּוֹגֵֽד׃bo.Ged“[one who] acts treacherously”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּגַד · “to act treacherously” · Strong's H0898
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)